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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesagradable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /de.sa.ɣɾaˈða.le/
"Su carácter difícil lo hace una persona muy desagradable."
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Not pleasant or friendly; difficult to like or feel affection for.
"Despite his intelligence, his arrogant attitude made him largely unlikeable to his colleagues."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the native Old English prefix 'un-' (meaning not) combined with the adjective 'likeable', which stems from the verb 'like' (from Old English 'līcian', meaning to please) and the suffix '-able' (from Latin '-abilis', denoting capability). The word emerged in the modern era as a standard derivative to describe qualities that evoke aversion or fail to attract affection.
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antipathique
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ti.pa.tik/
"Son comportement hautain le rend très antipathique."
unsympathisch
Transliteration: /ʊnˈzʏmpatiʃ/
"Ich fand ihn bei unserem ersten Treffen ziemlich unsympathisch."
antipatico
Transliteration: /an.tiˈpa.ti.ko/
"Il suo atteggiamento lo rende antipatico a tutti."
desagradable
Transliteration: /de.sa.ɣɾaˈða.le/
"Su carácter difícil lo hace una persona muy desagradable."
antipático
Transliteration: /ã.tʃiˈpa.tʃi.ku/
"Ele tem uma postura que o torna antipático."
नापसंद करने योग्य
Transliteration: naapasand karne yogya
"उस का घमंडी स्वभाव उसे नापसंद करने योग्य बनाता है।"
讨人嫌的
Transliteration: tǎorénxián de
"他傲慢的态度让人觉得很不讨人嫌的。"
비호감의
Transliteration: bihogamui
"그의 거만한 태도는 사람들에게 비호감의 인상을 남겼다."
嫌われがちな
Transliteration: kirawaregatina
"彼の傲慢な態度は周囲から嫌われがちな原因となった。"
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